ZIP 49534 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 804 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
804 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 161 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49534 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 162 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 138 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 7.1% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49534 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 33.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49534 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 725% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $259,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49534.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker | 539 | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 245 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26139 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 804 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.